Primary Purpose

Safely and efficiently tram and operate rotary or top hammer drilling equipment to bore large blast holes .

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to conduct pre and post operational checks, complete equipment log books and maintain accurate drill and bit records.
• Drive and operate tracked or truck-mounted rotary drilling, air-track or other drilling machines to bore large blast holes to specified depths at staked positions in open-pit mine or quarry.
• Operate drilling machines to drill blast holes in rock at road or other construction sites.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Completion of Grade 12
• Minimum of 2+ years' operating rotary and/or hammer drill safely in an open pit mining or quarry environment, a prerequisite.
• Experience in Sandvik D90Ks, or Pit Viper 271 or 275, or Sandvik D7-75 or Sandvik DML or similar equipment. The similarity will be determined by Conuma Coal.
• Experience operating Terex 5000, or T40 or similar is considered an asset.
• Valid Driver’s License

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated understanding of the importance of maximizing production while minimizing contamination.
• Commitment and ability to learn from others and adopt best practices while maintaining a strong focus on safety, integrity and reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with peers, trainees, and supervision.
• Self-motivated and be able to work with minimal supervision while working under pressure.
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• First Aid/Mine Rescue Training is considered an asset.
• Physically fit with the ability to perform physical labor and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions.
• Applicants must have completed English up to Grade 10 or CLB 4
• Willingness to learn.

Please forward all resumes to lsikora@conumacoal.com

Wage and Benefits

Conuma Resources provides competitive wages and benefits. Benefits include paid vacation, 7% RRSP matching and extended health and dental care.

Work Location / Travel

Employee bus transportation is available from Tumbler Ridge (Brule Mine and Wolverine Mine), Chetwynd (Brule Mine and Willow Creek Mine), and Mackenzie (Willow Creek Mine).

Please be advised that Conuma Resources does not offer camp accommodations or Fly-In Fly-Out opportunities. Conuma believes in supporting our local communities by promoting them as a place for our employees to call home.

Company Information

Conuma is a leading Canadian producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry. Products from our three mine operations in Northeastern BC, Brule, Willow Creek and Wolverine, leave us well-positioned to serve customers in South America, Europe and Asia.

Five time winner of the Edward Prior Mine Safety Award for the lowest injury frequency rate in British Columbia, Conuma continues to lead the industry with multi-million-dollar investments in the latest collision avoidance and fatigue monitoring safety technologies for the protection of our employees. Safety is not a goal to be achieved, it is our standard of expectation.

Conuma is much more than metallurgical coal. Conuma and its employees are embedded in our communities. The company’s Pay It Forward program began in 2017 and since then has raised over $425,000 in support The Children’s Foundation. Locally, Conuma’s employee winter hockey matches ensure much-needed donations to the Food Bank, while in the summer, our employees get together to assist the local high school teams as they prepare their go-karts for the Conuma Challenge.

Our local communities in Northeastern British Columbia are amongst some of the most beautiful surroundings in North America. At the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark, employees can enjoy almost limitless hiking amongst some of Canada’s biggest waterfalls, ride through ATV and snowmobile trails, explore 97 million-year-old dinosaur footprints, ski cross-country trails, play ice-hockey, swim indoors and out, cycle, and enjoy the sense of community only a small town provides. An hour and a quarter away, Chetwynd is famous for its chainsaw wood carvings and offers a range of kayaking, snowmobiling and rock-climbing opportunities. Regarded as a wonderful place to raise a family, with affordable costs of living, Northeast British Columbia is the outdoor paradise our employees are proud to call home.

Conuma Resources is an equal opportunity employer.

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